Category: Property Industry News

Profits from BTL properties are increasingly coming under close scrutiny from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) which suspects some buy to let investors are underpaying their tax bills. HMRC is now running a Let...

‘Homes Fit for Study’ released by the NUS last month revealed that more than three quarters (76%) of respondents had experienced problems with the condition of their home in the private rented sector. From...

Landlords’ views on the availability of buy-to-let mortgage finance have reached the highest post-crisis level according to a survey by Paragon Mortgages. The survey of 200 landlords revealed that 44 per cent of landlords felt...

Tenants struggling with late rent have made significant progress in the last twelve months, the latest Tenant Arrears Tracker by LSL Property Services has revealed. As of the first quarter of 2014, the number...

With the announcement that a number of high profile entrepreneurs such as Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou of easyJet and Steve Smith of Poundland are making forays into the online property market, there is a substantial...

Closure of Office of Fair Trading leaves Welsh council to protect homebuyers and sellers from rogue agents A Welsh council will become responsible for protecting homebuyers and sellers across the UK from rogue estate...

A High Court ruling that changes the definition of a mandatory house in multiple occupation (HMO) has left the door open for landlords to tackle councils over repaying thousands of pounds in wrongly collected...